How to Get Rid of a Smoke Smell in the Microwave

Rid smoke smell from the microwave with lemon juice.

If you burn popcorn or cook food in the microwave for too long, you often get an unpleasant smoke smell. To remove the smell, you need to deodorize the microwave and freshen the rest of the kitchen area so the smoke smell quickly dissipates. This can be done with an inexpensive cleaning item that's probably already in the kitchen.

Things You'll Need

• Bowls
• Lemon juice
• Water

Instructions

1. Fill a bowl with 1 cup lemon juice and 1 cup water. Place the bowl in the microwave and turn on for about five minutes.

2. Let the bowl cool off before removing from the microwave. The lemon juice will absorb the odor plus emit a fresh scent throughout the kitchen.

3. Fill a few bowls with about 1/2 cup each of lemon juice and place around the kitchen. Let them sit until all of the smoke smell is removed.

References

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